D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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SOUTHERN* PROLIFIC— A ver\- prolific sort, and 

 popular in the ^uth for snaps. Tines vig-orous. with large, 

 thin, smooth leaves: blossoms white, growing in fours : pods 

 green, cylindrical or thicker than broad, long, fleshy, crisp 

 and excellent; beans small, oval, dun colored, veined' with a 

 darker shade. 



KENTUCKY WOXDER.— Vines vigorous, climbing well 

 and very productive, bearing its pods in large clu.sters: blos- 

 soms white: pods green, very long, often reaching nine or 

 ten inches, nearly round when young, and ver}' crisp, becom- 

 ing very irreguJar and spongy as the beans ripen. Dry 

 beans long. oval, dun colored.' A very prolific sort, with 

 very showy pods. 



RED .SPECKLED CUT SHORT, OR CORN HIEE. 

 — An old variety, very popular for planting among com. and 

 it will give a good 'crop without the use of p'oles; vines 

 medium, not twining tightly, with dark colored, smooth 

 leaves and white blossoms in small clusters; pods short, 

 cylindrical and tender; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagon- 

 all}" at the ends, white, covered at one end and partially over 

 the whole surface with reddish-brown dots. 



EAREY JERSEY EIMA.— An improved strain of the 

 Extra Early Lima, and is the earliest of the large seeded 



varieties. Tines vigorous and productive: leaves 

 large, long, pointed^ hght green: blossoms white; 

 pods borne' in clusters, large, broad, flat, containin? 

 three to five beans, which are equal in size and 

 quality to the Large White Lima. 



SMALL WHITE LI3IA, CAROLINA, OR 

 SIEVA. — Tines vigorous but short, with many 

 short branches, .so l^hat they are sometimes grown 

 without poles; very early ancl productive, with small, 

 smooth, dark green leaves, and small, yellowish- 

 white blos.soms: pods short, cun-ed. thin, fiat: beans 

 white, small, broad, kidney- shaped, but inferior in quality 

 to the other Limas. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LI3IA.— Vines vigorous and 

 productive, vnth pointed leaves and white blossoms in 

 racemes; pods short, broad, straight: beans medimn size, 

 broad and much thicker than the Large Lima. 



CHALLENGER LIMA.— Similar to, but a decided im- 

 provement on Dreer"s Improved. The vines are more pro- 

 lific and the pods are larger, though of the same shape. Dry 

 beans larger and of the' best quality. We cannot say too 

 much in favor of this bean. It is early and continues "bear- 

 ing its closely crowded clusters of pods until cut off by frost. 

 3Iarket gard'eners in the vicinity of New York are not' willing 

 to plant any other variety of Li'ma. as they claim this to be 

 incomparably more profi'table. It is also a sure cropper in 

 the South. This is a strong point in its favor, as the Large 

 Lima is quite uncertain in many portions of that section. 



LARGE "IVHITE LIMA. -Too late for the extreme 

 north, but the standard for quality. Tine tall gromng, 

 vigorous, but slender: leaves medium sized, smooth, light 

 green; blossoms small, white: pods borne in clusters, long, 

 broad, very thin, dark green; beans large, ovoid, kidney- 

 shaped, greenish-white, flat. 



KING OF THE GARDEN LI3IA.-Claimed to be 

 larger, stronger growing, more productive, and with larger 

 pods and beans than the' Large White Lima. On account of 

 its large pods it is a favorite with market gardeners in many 

 places. Our stock is from the originator and should be as 

 good as any in the market. It will come into bearing sooner, 

 and will make larger pods if not more than two vines are left 

 to grow on a pole. 



^WHITE RUNNER.— Cultivated chiefly for its flowers. 

 Tines and leaves large and coarse; blossoms in long racemes, 

 large, ptire white: pods large, broad, coarse; beans lai^ge, 

 kidney shaped, thick, white, fair quality. 



SCARLET RUNNER. -^Similar to the last, but \sith 

 scarlet blossoms, and the beans are lilac-purple, variegated 

 with black. 



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King of the Garden Li 



French, Betterave. German, Runkel-Rube. 



CfXTURE.— The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, 

 sand}" loam If wanted very early, sow in hot-beds and trans- 

 plant, cutting off the outer leav'es; or for general crop, sow 

 as soon as the ground will permit in drills eighteen inches 

 apart and thin out to three inches in the row. For winter 

 use. the turnip varieties may be sown in June. If possible, 

 always sow in fre-shly prepared soil, which should be pressed 

 firmly over the seed. A supply may l>e had for winter use 

 by storing the turnip, half long or I'ong varieties in a cellar 

 and keeping covered with sand, earth or sods, to prevent 

 wilting, or they may be kept out dooi-s in pits such as are 

 used for apples and potatoes. One or two ounces or single 

 packets of four or five sorts will give a go^xl supply. 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP.— 

 By many considered the best variety for forcinar. being verv 

 early with small Uip: leaf stems and veins dark re».l; leaf 

 dark green, dotted with red; roots very dark red, rounded on 

 to]\ but flat beneath, with ver>- small tap roots: flesh dark 

 r«*l. Zoned with liirhier shade, liard, crisp and tender when 

 young, but becoming wotxly with age. 



